On this incredible journey you will join Professor Peter Sarris, and discover Albania’s fascinating culture and world-class archaeology as it emerges from decades of Communist isolation. This unique opportunity includes visits to UNESCO-listed ruins, a 4th-century castle, the remains of a classical city, as well as some of Albania’s most beautiful monasteries, churches and basilicas.

Highlights

• Visit the UNESCO-listed ruins of Butrint, where Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman remains are set amidst a beautiful lake
• Stroll around Gjirokastra’s 600 preserved Ottoman-era stone houses, quaint cobbled streets and imposing 4th-century castle
• Uncover the remains of the great classical city of Apollonia
• Delight in Albania’s monasteries, churches and basilicas, with their lavish mosaics and unique frescoes
• Discover the story of Caesar’s Civil War with Pompey, of which many crucial battles which were fought in Illyria, leaving the region littered with atmospheric sites